Water-cooler



(No Model.)

` A. W. MEYER.

WATER COOLER.

N9. 504,439. Patented Sept. 5, 1893..

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.-

ALBERT W. MEYER, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

WATER-COOLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,439, datedSeptember 5, 1893.

Application tiled March 8, 1893. Serial No. 465.073. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VALBERT W. MEYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo, State of Indiana,

have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Water-Coolers, ofwhich the followingk is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and ro useful improvements incoolers, of that class designed for cooling water or other liquids, andit has for its objects among others to provide an improved cooler foruse in ofices, hotelsand restaurants and like places Where it may bedesired to keep avariety of liquors in separate compartments cool and topermit of drawing the same from any one compartment or vessel and toallow of the ready removal of the various vessels for the purpose ofcleaning or otherwise. l provide a base upon which is rotatably mounteda support for the various vessels which may be of any desired number,and each of which is independent of the other and provided with a faucetor cock, a 5 a surrounding jacket or casing being provided With verticalslots for the said faucets or cocks, and a cover. A central chamber orcompartment is adapted to receive the ice, and the ice may be supportedupon a perforated 3o support adapted to be detachably supported orsuspended from the walls of the central chamber. The cover may beindependent of the jacket, or it may be integral therewith and providedwith filling spouts or openings 5 5 Ythrough which the liquid may beintroduced into the different vessels. A compartment for ice water maybe 4provided beneath the cen` tral ice chamber or beneath the variousvessels into which the ice water drops from the melting of the ice andfrom whichV it may be drawn through a suitable faucet or cock.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be specically defined 45 bytheappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which* Figure 1 is a side elevation of the outerjacket or casing removed. Fig. 2 is a like view of the cooler with theouter jacket or casing removed and one of the vessels partially removed.Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line-3--3 of Fig. 4, looking down.Fig. 4 55 is a central vertical section through the cornplete device.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews in which they appear.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates abase or support which may be of any suitable character, but I prefer tomake it in the form of'a circular double iianged support as seen in Fig.4, the fiange extending substantially the same dlstance upon each sideof the horizontal portion as shown, so that it may be used either sideup, and A are rollers journaled in the horizontal portion of this baseor support as 7o shown and designed to rotatably support the tray Bwhich has a central depending portion b entering a hole in thehorizontal portion of the base or support and forming a pivot for thesaid tray. y

C is a conical portion supported upon the tray and if desired it may beintegral therewith, and C is a cold water receptacle above this conicalportion and provided with afaucet `or cock c as seen in Figs. 3 and 4.Upon this 8o Water receptacle, or upon the top of the conical portionwhen the water vessel is dispensed with, is the polygonal verticalport-ion D which as shown is substantially star shaped as seen in Fig.3, although other shapes may be em- A ployed, depending upon the shapeand number of receptacles topbe used. The bottom of this chamber isprovided with a series of perforations d as seen in Figs. 3 and 4through which the water may pass to the water recep- 9o tacle C as theice melts. The ice is designed to be placed Within the inner chamber D,and is preferably supported upon a reticulated support E which issuspended within the said chamber by means of the rods E the upper endsof which are hooked as seen at e and designed to hook over the top ofthe chamber. D preferably at the angles thereof as seen in Fig. 3 so asto` prevent movement thereof. This support may extend to any requiredrco depth Within the chamber D.

Around the chamber D is an annular casing or wall F which is supportedupon the water receptacle or the conical portion and may be ...egraltherewith or separate therefrom as may be desired. This casing isprov1ded with the vertical slots e which extend from the top downwardand which are arranged opposite the angles in the chamber D and are forthe purpose of allowing the faucets or cocks of the various vessels topass so that they may be inserted or removed at pleasure. The slotsextend only to the top of the water receptacle C as seen in Fig. 4. TheVessels or receptacles G may assume any desired shape, in this instancebeing shown as substantially triangular in cross section as seen in Fig.3 and are provided each with a faucet or cock G near its lower end whichfaucet or cock is designed to move in the slot of the casing F as seenbestin Fig. 2. These vessels or receptacles are preferably open at theirupper ends, of course being closed at their lower ends and may be usedto contain any desired liquid.

H is the outer casing or jacket; it is provlded near its lower end withthe vertical slots h, to receive the faucets as seen in Fig. 4 and isfurther provided with a top or cover H which may be integral therewithor separate therefrom as may be deemed best. It is provided with anopening for eachvessel G, preferably through a neck h' as seen in Figs.l and 4 which may be closed by a cork or other suitable means h2 so thatthe vessels may be filled when desired. The cover has also a centralopening h3 through which water may be introduced upon the ice whennecessary.

In practice the tray is placed upon the base or support and the conicalportion supported 1n the tray; if the device is intended to be a rotaryone the rollers are employed, but if not the tray will rest upon thehorizontal porj tion of the base. The jacket F being in place thevessels G are introduced from the top with their faucets entering theslots e', and

vthen the outer casing or jacket is placed in position, its slotsreceiving the faucets as seen 1n Figs.2 and 4. The liquid in the vesselsis kept cool by the ice within the central chamber without being broughtin direct contact therewith and the liquid from any one vessel can bedrawn therefrom through its faucet. The ice water accumulates in thewater receptacle from which it may be drawn through the faucet c. Thecooler maybe revolved to bring any desired faucet into`- the desiredposition.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim as new is- 1. In a cooler, the combination with a supportand a tray thereon, ot' a polygonal chamber having conical portion orair chamber, a casing surrounding said chamber and slotted from the top,a plurality of removable receptacles having fixed faucets extendingthrough the slots of said casing and ymovable vertically therethroughand a removable jacket provided with a top, substantially as specitied.

2. The combination with the base with its rollers and tray, of thepolygonal jacket with its conical portion, water chamber and central icereceptacle, the surrounding casing slitted from the top, the liquidreceptacles with fixed faucets extending through the slots of the casingand a jacket having a top with lilling apertures, substantially asspecified.

3. The combination with the support and the casing with slots andinclosed ice chamber, of the liquid receptacles with fixed faucets thewater receptacle beneath the same and the outer removable jacket withslots, and filling apertures as and for the purpose specified.

4. Thecooler described comprising the support with its rollers, thepivoted tray supported upon said rollers, the conical portion with itswater receptacle and polygonal chamber and casing with slots, theindependent vessels with ixed faucets, projecting through said slots andthe outer removable jacket with slots and a cover, all substantially asspecified.

In witness whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT W. MEYER.

Witnesses:

A. B. FELSENTHAL, A. R. MANNLNGER.

